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China's 19-year-old rising tennis star Shang Juncheng spent the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival enjoying a cruise on the Jin River with his parents and grandparents ahead of the Chengdu Open.
Shang, the only child of former Xerez CD footballer Shang Yi and table tennis world champion Wu Na, was born in 2005 and has been making a steady climb up the rankings in professional tennis.
In the opening round of this week's ATP 250 Chengdu Open, Shang will face wild-card player Kei Nishikori of Japan, a former World No. 4 and 2014 US Open runner-up.
Shang became the first man from the Chinese mainland to reach the third round of the Australian Open in January, before joining Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing as the third man from the Chinese mainland to break into the Top 100.
China's Shang Juncheng hits a forehand against Norway's Casper Ruud (not pictured) in their men's singles third round match at the US Open in Queens, New York, USA, August 30, 2024. /CFP
Last month, Shang became the first Chinese man to advance to the third round at the US Open, while also reaching a new career-high ranking of World No. 65.
The 19-year-old is currently third in the Live Race to Jeddah, the Next Gen ATP Finals event that will take place from December 18-22 in Saudi Arabia.
"I think the Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival for all Chinese people, including me, as I ate mooncakes under the moon every year when I was young," Shang said. "My family is here with me and I am really happy to spend the festival this way, which is a great start for the tournament."